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EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIII. 



Fig. 1. Harpactira curator, sp. n. External aspect of palpal organ. 



Fig. 2. Araneus cyrtoscapus, sp. n. VuJva from below. 



Fig. 2 a. Ditto. Vulva from the side. 



Fig. 2 b. Ditto. Left palpal organ of <$ , from below. 



Fig. 3. Araneus Marshalli, sp. n. Vulva from the side. 



Fig. 4. Araneus Spenceri, sp. n. Vulva from the side. 



Fig. 5. Araneus haploscapus, sp. n. Vulva from the side. 



Fig. 6. Araneus coccinella, sp. n. Vulva from below. 



Fig. 7. Stegodyphus dumicola, sp. n. Palpal organ of <$ , outer view. 



Fig. 8. Dresserus obscurus, sp. n. Vulva. 



Fig. 9. Hersilia sericea, sp. n. Vulva. 



Fig. 10. Cydrela spinimanus, sp. n. Palp of <$ , outer view. 



Fig. 11. Palpimanus armatus, sp. n. Anterior leg of S , outer viow. 



Fig. 12. Platyoides laterigradus, sp. n. Vulva. 



Fig. 1 3. Platyoides pusillus, sp. n. Vulva. 



Fig. 14. Corinna natalis, sp. n. Vulva. 



Fig. 15. Sparassus Marshalli, sp. n. Vulva. 



jFfy. 16. Sparassus stictopus, sp. n. Tibia of palp of J , outer view. 



Fig. 16 o. Ditto. Palpal organ from below. 



.JYy. 17. Spencerella lineata, gen. et sp. n. Right palpal organ from 



below. 

 Fig. 18. Thomisus anthobius, sp. n. Vulva. 



XXVI. — Descriptions of some new Species of Helerocera from 

 Tropical America. By Herbert Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



Fam. Syntomidse. 

 Neacerea brunnea, sp. n. 



Male. — Dark red-brown ; palpi in front and pectus greyish. 

 Fore wing with faint traces of sinuous antemedial and curved 

 postmedial lines and of discoidal lunule. Hind wing fuscous 

 brown, with diffused semihy aline streak below median nervure. 

 The anal angle produced to a pointed lobe, the inner area with 

 a fold containing a tuft of hair. 



Expanse 30 millim. 



Hab. Brazil, Espiritu Santo. 



Type in Mus. Oxon. 



Fam. Thermesiidae. 

 Selenis cades, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries dark brown, crossed from the costal to 

 the inner margin by a number of tine black lines, with a pale 

 brown rather wide submarginal line extending from the apex 



